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Ashwagandha's Details & Specifications
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| Botanical Name |
: Withania somnifera Linn. |
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| Hindi Name |
: Aswagandha (View Name of this herb in more Languages) |
| English Name |
: Ashwagandha |
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Other names of herb Ashwagandha |
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Language |
Name of the Herb |
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Botanical |
Withania somnifera Linn. |
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Hindi |
Aswagandha |
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Arabian |
NA |
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Assamese |
NA |
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Bambara |
NA |
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Bengali |
Aswagandha |
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Bosnian |
NA |
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Burmese |
NA |
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Canarese |
Sogade-beru |
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Catalan |
NA |
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Chinese |
NA |
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Croatian |
NA |
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Czech |
NA |
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Danish |
NA |
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Dutch |
NA |
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Estonian |
NA |
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Finnish |
NA |
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French |
NA |
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German |
NA |
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Greek |
NA |
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Gujrati |
NA |
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Hausa |
NA |
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Hebrew |
NA |
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Hungarian |
NA |
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Icelandic |
NA |
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Italian |
NA |
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Japanese |
NA |
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Kannada |
NA |
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Khmer |
NA |
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Konkan |
NA |
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Korean |
NA |
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Laotian |
NA |
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Madurese |
NA |
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Maharastrian |
Ashwagandha |
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Malagasi |
NA |
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Malay |
NA |
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Malyalam |
Pevette |
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Nepalese |
NA |
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Norwegian |
NA |
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Persian |
NA |
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Polish |
NA |
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Portuguese |
NA |
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Punjabi |
NA |
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Quechuan |
NA |
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Romanian |
NA |
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Russian |
NA |
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Sanskrit |
Asagandha |
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Serbian |
NA |
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Sindh |
NA |
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Sinhalese |
NA |
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Slovakian |
NA |
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Slovenian |
NA |
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Spanish |
NA |
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Sundanese |
NA |
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Swahili |
NA |
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Swedish |
NA |
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Tamil |
Achuvaganda |
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Tagalog |
NA |
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Thai |
NA |
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Telgu |
Ashwagandhi |
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Turkish |
NA |
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Urdu |
NA |
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Vietnamese |
NA |
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Visayan |
NA |
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Source |
| Root |
: Fresh and dried |
| Stem |
: Fresh and dried |
| N/A |
: N/A |
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| Geographical Source |
| The plant is indigenous to India and is found in following countries :-
? Afghanistan
? Africa
? Congo
? Egypt
? Europe
? India
? Jordan
? Morocco
? Pakistan
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Identification |
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| Organoleptic characteristics |
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| Colour |
: N/A |
| Seeds |
: Ashwagandha |
| Taste |
: N/A |
| Size |
: Vary with the age of the plant and the main roots bear fibre-like secondary roots |
| Physical Standards |
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| Total Ash |
: N/A |
| Moisture |
: N/A |
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Chemical Constituents |
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| Major |
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| Major chemical constituents responsible for physicochemical and therapeutic action of the herb are:-
Alkaloids
Withanine
Steroidal lactones
Ashwagandholine
Withaferin A
Withanolides
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| Minor |
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| Minor chemical constituents of this herb are :-
Somniferine
Somnine
Somniferinine
Withananine
Pseudo-withanine
Tropine
Pseudo tropine
3-a-Gloyloxytropine
Choline
Cuscohygrine
Isopelletierine
Anaferine
Anahygrine
Acyl steryl glucosides - sitoindoside VII and sitindoside
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Storage |
| To maintain physicochemical properties and medicinal values of the herb it is recommended to maintain following storage conditions:-
Air tight containers
Protection from light
Protection from moisture
Microbial contamination
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